Late Thursday night, the Cleveland Heights-University Heights school district released another statement concerning its issue with the OHSAA and the final playoff spot in Division I, region 1.

According to Cleveland Heights and a report on the Ashtabula Star Beacon's web site, Ashtabula Edgwood filed a lawsuit in Ashtabula County with judge Alfred Mackey ruling in favor of Edgwood and granting a temporary restraining order. That conflicts with the ruling Cleveland Heights earned earlier in the day in Cuyahoga County with judge Richard McMonagle and could put Edgewood and Mayfield back into the playoffs instead of Cleveland Heights and Beachwood.

Still, the situation is far from resolved. The case could potentially go to the Ohio Supreme Court Friday morning.

In Cleveland Heights' statement, the school asked the OHSAA "to consider the concept of a 'play-in' game for the four teams affected by this dispute." The school said it's willing to participate in a play-in game otherwise Cleveland Heights will be ready to face St. Edward at 7 p.m. Saturday at Lakewood Stadium.

The OHSAA also released another statement. It said: "The OHSAA does not plan to delay the entire football tournament structure or the other games in Regions 1 and 13 that aren’t affected by this situation."

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